PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Florijan Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordi Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jagatic
vs
Warner

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Florijan Jagatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jordi Warner!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warner moves into the clinch.

Warner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Warner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jagatic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jagatic forces his way into half guard.
Jagatic is trying to control. Warner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Warner trying to control here.
Jagatic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Jagatic is looking to advance position but Warner won't allow it.
Warner tries to get to full guard but Jagatic has control of the leg.
Warner is not content to let Jagatic control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagatic is just content to waste time from the top position. Warner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jagatic wants to pass the guard but Warner is keeping the position.
Warner is controlling Jagatic's posture.
Jagatic trying to control but Warner is working from the bottom.

Florijan Jagatic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Warner throws out a loose jab but Jagatic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordi Warner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warner circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Warner.
Warner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jagatic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Warner gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jagatic wants to stand and escape but instead Warner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Warner slips nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jagatic!

Warner has hold of Jagatic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jagatic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Warner lands a nice shot to the head.
Jagatic is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warner is landing with some decent strikes but Jagatic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Warner content just to control the position here.
Warner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Warner looking to ground and pound but Jagatic is blocking nicely.
A nice elbow there by Warner.
Warner looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jagatic?
Warner controlling from the full mount.
Warner working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jagatic looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordi Warner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jagatic enables Warner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jagatic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Warner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jagatic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Warner.

Warner stands up from Jagatic's guard - Warner perhaps looking for a knockout.

Warner rushes Jagatic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jagatic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Warner to keep the fight standing.
Jagatic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Warner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Warner gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jagatic regains guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagatic keeping full guard, as Warner tries to pass.
Warner stops Jagatic from standing up.
Warner is stalling in the full guard.
Jordi Warner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warner distracts Jagatic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Warner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Warner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jordi Warner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jagatic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Florijan Jagatic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warner tries a head kick but it misses.

Warner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jagatic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Warner is in Jagatic's guard.
Warner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Warner drops back looking for a leg! Jagatic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jagatic manages to kick Warner off! Warner jumps back into Jagatic's guard.
Warner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warner gets to his feet. Jagatic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Warner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jagatic on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Warner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Warner decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jagatic to his feet.

Warner closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jagatic quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warner stalling.
Warner is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jagatic!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jagatic tries to buck Warner off but Warner takes his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordi Warner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Warner darts in and clinches Jagatic up against the cage.
Jagatic can't get the takedown.

Warner manages to break the clinch.
Warner circles away from the clinch attempt.

Warner shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Warner was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Warner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warner controlling the pace for now.
Jagatic tries to improve his position but instead Warner has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jagatic hold on?!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warner controlling the position well here. Jagatic rolled but Warner kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Warner has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Warner controlling the positon.

Jagatic is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warner biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jagatic defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Warner's arms.
Good control from Warner.
Jagatic is taking damage to the body and head.
I really don't envy Jagatic right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warner patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warner lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Jagatic hold on?!

Warner is working for a rear naked choke. Jagatic is not defending it well and Warner has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Jagatic refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Jagatic's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jordi Warner!